Robe for automobiles.



H. S. Z. ADLER.

ROBE FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 5. 1914.

LILQ. Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

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a citizen of the Unit-ed States` and a resident ofthe cit)v of New York, borough of ll/lanlra'ttan, in the county and State of New' weather, at thel same time permitting` the driver of the automobile to freely utilize the feet forfthe manipulation of the pedals and to use the hands for manipulating the steering wheel or the hand lever or levers for controlling the emergency brake, re-- versing 1nechanism,'or the" like. i

ln order to accomplish the desired result, use is nia-de of a` robe having a body shaped to extend across the open top of an automobile bodv from the dashboard to the front seat and from one. side to the other side thereof, the front portion of the said robe body having a slit extending` length wise from the front end of the robe body rearwardly, the rear end of the slit termi-V nating in an opening for the passage of the steering post of the automobilel` the sides of the slit and the opening being provided with a bizuling, the binding portions along the slit being adapted to overlap, fastening devices for fastening the said overlapping binding portions together, and fastening .means on the sides and the front of the said robe body and positioned for engagement with holding devices on the automobile body. y

A. practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompan'ving drawings forming al part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both views.

Figure l is a perspective view of the robe as applied to an automobile of the Ford ty pe; and F ig. Q is a plan view of the robe.

The robeA a suitable material is shaped to extend across the open top of an automobile bod;- B from thc dashboard C tothe front seat lf) and from one side of the automobile body B to the other side thereof, as plainly indicated in Fig. il. rlhe bodyv of. the robe A is provided at the sides near l ear HER-MAN s. z. ADIL-ER, oF NEW YORK, N. Y

Specification of Letters Patent. y

, lPatentediDee. iid, 1915i Application filed Nevemtier 5; 1914i. serial Nd.' 870,431; i

the rear end with tabs E extending out wardly "and adapted to be passed over the sides of thefront sea-t to engage the cur-A tain fasteners Fhcldo'n the sides of the seat D," 'it being understomll that eaclrcurtain 'fastener F is in thefform vof a turnableV button adapted toy engage a grominet on the coriespoinlil'ig.tab EL n The sides of the fro'ntportion of the body of the robeA are curved inwardl;7 to conform'to the shape of the front endof the automobile body B, and on the said'frontsides arearranged buckle straps G adapted to be buckled around the windoivshield braces H of lthe automobile body B. The front end of the robe bod7 is provided with tabs I adapted to be engaged with curtain fasteners J ar-` ranged on the front of the dashboard C, as plainly,indicated in FigQll, it being understood that thecurtainffasteners J are similar in construction tothecurtain fasteners F above mentioned. It is further understood that the curtain fasteners F and J as well as the window shield braces H form permanent parts of the automobile and are utilized vfor holding the robe A stretched across the open top of the body B.

The front portion of the body of the robe A is provided with a slit K extending from the front edge ofthe robe A a short distance inward to terminate in an opening K for` the passage of the steering post L of the automobile. The slit K and the opening K are provided along the sides with a suitable binding K2 of leather or other material, the binding portions along the slit K overlapping and provided with fastening devices N for fastening the overlapping binding portions together, When placing the robe in position on the automobile, the fastening devices N are open to allow of passing the robe by wa)7 of the slit K past the steering post L until the latter extends through the opening K and then the fastening devices N are closed.

It will be noticed that by the arrangement described the robe A. is properlv uippoited across the open top of' the automobile body B to protect the lap and lower limbs of the person or persons seated on the front seat D against the inclemenc'v of the weather, at the sa me time leaving the legs of the driver cornpletely unobstructed to permit the driver to readily manipulate the pedals in the usual manner. lt will also be noticed that the driver has his hands completely free to malltm 4nipulate the steering wheel or to allow the driver to reach under the robe for manipup lating any one of the levers'that may be in the front of the automobile body B. It is understood that the robe A is sufficiently wide to reach from side to side of the automobile body and over the lafp of the person sea ted on the front seat D to give the desired protection to the same.

By locating the straps G to allow of' buckling the same around'the wind shield braces H the driver only needs to detach one of the tabs E from its fastener F whenever the driver desires to alight from the automobile body B. vThe corresponding rear corner of therobe can be readily folded back to allow of opening the door` for the egress and ingress of the driver orxother persons.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent if As an article of manufacture, an automobile robe having a body shaped to extend across the open top of an automobile body from the dashboard to the front seat and from one side of the said open top to the other side thereof, the front' portion of the said robe body having a Aslit extending lengthwise from the front end of the robe body rearwardly, the rear end of the slit terminating in an opening for the passage of the steering post of the automobile, the sides of the slit and opening being provided with a binding, the binding portions along the slit being adapted to overlap, fastening devices for fastening the said overlapping binding portions together, the robe body being provided at the rear of its sides with projecting tabs adapted to extend over the side edges of the automobile body to engage with the curtain fastener buttons on the sides of the automobile body, buckle straps at the sides of the said robe body intermediate the ends thereof and adapted to be buckled around the wind shield braces of the automobile body, and tabs on the front end of the said robe body adjacent the sides thereof and adapted to engage the curtain fastener buttons at the frontof the dashboard of the automobilel In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this ,specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HERMAN S. Z. ADLER.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. HosTEn, PHILLP D. RoLLHAUs.. 

